Divider

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who or that which divides or separates.

    "I was greatly his inferior, but love is a quick divider of shares: he that gathers much has nothing over, and he that gathers little has no lack."

  2. 2
    a drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for dividing lines into equal segments or for transferring measurements wordnet
  3. 3
    One who or that which divides or separates.; A physical object for dividing up a space.

    "It is perfectly possible to separate one area of a room from another, or even to create an entirely new room, with a lightweight room divider that assembles with a minimum of fuss."

  4. 4
    a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) wordnet
  5. 5
    One who or that which divides or separates.; A piece of card placed in a ring binder to separate groups of documents.
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  1. 6
    a person who separates something into parts or groups wordnet
  2. 7
    One who or that which divides or separates.; An electronic device for separating a signal, frequency, etc., into two or more parts.
  3. 8
    a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics wordnet
  4. 9
    A device resembling a drawing compass and used to transfer measurements of length.
  5. 10
    The median (US) or central reservation (UK) of a highway or other road where traffic in opposite directions are kept separated.

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ From divide + -er.

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